Man loses arm during fight between rowdies

A labourer, identified as Santosh, lost his arm after being caught in a bloody fight between two gangs. The horrific incident happened at Bagalagunte police station limits when rowdy-sheeter Jagdeesh and his aides tried to bump off Gangadhar, another criminal.

According to police, Santhosh, a friend of Gangadhar, hails from Belagavi and has been working as a daily wage worker in the city for the past 8 years. Jagdeesh and Gangadhar had a long-standing rivalry and wanted to eliminate each other. On Thursday night, Jagdeesh and aides hatched a plan to attack Gangadhar, having learnt that the latter took shelter at Santhosh’s house at Manjunath Nagar, where he lived along with his two other friends. As planned, Jagdeesh, along with Pratap, Varun and others, stormed the house with a machete and during the attack, Santhosh’s arm was chopped off.

A police officer told BM, “The motive behind the attack was revenge. Recently, Jagdeesh and Gangadhar had a fight in a bar, intensifying their long rivalry. When the gang attacked, unfortunately others in the house got injured. Santhosh took the brunt of the attack, losing his arm. Gangadhar too suffered minor injuries.”

According to police, multiple cases have been registered against Jagdeesh and Gangadhar 307 at Peenya police station. Two of the accused were arrested. Santhosh underwent surgery at Hosmat Hospital. A complaint has been registered at Bagalagunte police station and police are on the look-out for Jagdeesh and one of his aides.

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